Lesson 13
Nominalisation with の
- 1 V plain form + の V futsuukei + no Turning a verb into a noun The basic trick: make a verb into a noun so it can take は・が・を.
- 2 V dictionary form + のは 〜です V jishokei + no wa ~ desu Doing ~ is [adjective] The pattern for saying an action is hard, easy or fun.
- 3 V dictionary form + のが 好きです / 上手です V jishokei + no ga suki desu / jouzu desu Like doing / be good at doing When you talk about what you like or are good at, it is が, not は.
- 4 V dictionary form + のを 忘れました V jishokei + no o wasuremashita I forgot to do ~ For saying you forgot to do something you were meant to do.
- 5 V plain form + のを 知って いますか V futsuukei + no o shitte imasu ka Do you know that ~? Asking whether someone knows something — watch how the answer is formed.
- 6 〜のは N です ~ no wa N desu Emphasising one part of a sentence Move the part you want to stress to the end of the sentence.
- 7 〜ときも / 〜ときは / 〜ときに / 〜ときの ~ toki mo / toki wa / toki ni / toki no とき with other particles とき is a noun, so に・は・も・の can follow it — each changes the meaning.
- 8 〜に 気が つきます ~ ni ki ga tsukimasu To notice, to realise For saying something came to your attention.